Two months ago I finished re-drafting Maternal Instinct – the working title of my first novel – and started to research publishers and agents in Australia. Last week I signed an agreement with FinePrint Literary Management – a literary agent in New York – to represent my novel to publishers worldwide. It’s not been a particularly conventional journey. Here’s how […]
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9 Reasons Why Attending a Conference is Exactly Like Reliving Your Childhood
The great thing about hundreds of bloggers getting together for a conference is they all write about it afterwards. On the internet. So after you’ve read this post, scroll down and click through to read other posts about Problogger 2016. Did you go to Problogger? Link up your post below! I look forward to reading […]
The thoroughly depressing job of editing your very first first draft
This is a post about the making of Maternal Instinct, a dystopian novel published on 7 October 2019. Find out more about Maternal Instinct: A Novel here. No, that’s not a typo in the heading. I’ve finished my first draft of my first novel, so technically it’s my first first draft. I’d overcommitted myself (again) […]
Writing fiction is a strange experience
This is a post about the making of Maternal Instinct, a dystopian novel published on 7 October 2019. Find out more about Maternal Instinct: A Novel here. ‘WHERE’S THE REST OF IT??!!’ exclaimed a frustrated friend to me on finishing the first three chapters of my first novel. ‘Um, I’m still writing it,’ I said, […]
Is blogging ‘real’ writing? | Women of Words Blogcast Ep 1
What happens when you get three bloggers who love to have a chat but are too technically incompetent to navigate the world of podcasting? You get a blogcast – an online chat. Introducing our first Women of Words Blogcast with: Melissa – Hugzilla Blog Amy Ahearn – Handbagmafia Rebecca Bowyer – Story Addict. Oh, and […]
The first 40,000 words & taking a break from blogging
This is a post about the making of Maternal Instinct, a dystopian novel published on 7 October 2019. Find out more about Maternal Instinct: A Novel here. You might remember that I’m working on my first novel. Last time I wrote about writing a novel I was up to 10,000 words. I’ve since added another 30,000 […]
